Vendy

About Vendy

Vendy shows two overlapping circles full of letters. The left circle holds the letters of word one, the right circle those of word two, and the overlap the letters both words share. The game's own example puts P, L and A on the left, V, E, N and D on the right and Y in the middle, which makes PLAY and VENDY. Letters can appear more than once in a word, and a setting highlights the ones that repeat.

You type both words on the keyboard and submit. A timer runs while you solve, and up to three hints are available, each adding ten seconds. Every day brings three puzzles, Easy, Medium and Hard, and you need all three to keep your streak going. When you finish you get a star rating and your time, and can share the result.

The Vault lets you play puzzles from the past three days without affecting your streak, and an archive sorts older ones by theme and difficulty. You can also make your own Vendy from any two words and send the link to a friend, which the site suggests for classrooms. It is free in the browser and can be added to a phone's home screen.

How to play Vendy

1. Open playvendy.com and choose Play Today's Puzzle.
2. Look at the Venn diagram: blue letters are only in word 1, pink only in word 2, purple in both.
3. Rearrange each word's letters, using the shared ones in both, remembering letters can repeat.
4. Type both words and press Submit; use a hint if stuck, at a cost of ten seconds.
5. Solve all three of the day's puzzles to keep your streak, then share your result.

Tips

• Start with the shared letters: they appear in both words and often sit at the same end.
• Turn on Highlight Repeat Letters if you keep coming up a letter short.
• Look for common endings such as -ING or -ED among each circle's letters.
• Use the Vault to catch up on missed days without risking your streak.

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